confusion vs understanding

confusion

noun
  • The state of being confused; misunderstanding. 

  • The act of mistaking one thing for another or conflating distinct things. 

  • A lack of clarity or order. 

  • Lack of understanding due to dementia. 

understanding

noun
  • A reconciliation of differences. 

  • Opinion, judgement or outlook. 

  • An informal contract; mutual agreement. 

  • The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment. 

  • Sympathy. 

  • Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer. 

adj
  • Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance. 

How often have the words confusion and understanding occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )